CHAPTER SEVEN
"Meredith… How old are you?" Izzie asked.
"Seriously Izzie. We're all sixteen. Can somebody please call Finn for me?"
"Meredith-"
"I'll go and call him for you Meredith."
"Thank you Alex." Once Alex had left, Meredith spoke. "So, can one of you guys tell me why I'm here? I don't want my mother to find me here. She's kill me."
"Meredith…" Christina started. "You fell… and you hit your head."
"Meredith, you're not sixteen…We're not sixteen." George said.
"Meredith, you're married… And you have a five year old little girl." Izzie added, moving out of the way to show Meredith Samantha.
"What the hell are you guys talking about? Is this some sort of joke?"
"Meredith, it's not a joke." Derek finally formed his wording; walking over to his wife and taking her hand.
Meredith quickly jerked her hand away. "Get the hell away from me!" She shrieked, waking Samantha up in the process. Derek backed away slightly… heartbroken.
"Mommy?" She asked, rubbing her eyes. "Mommy! You're awake!" Samantha crawled up on top of the bed. "Daddy said you were sick, but Auntie Izzie said you would get better soon."
Meredith couldn't speak. She shook as she looked at the little girl in front of her. "Sweetie, Mommy needs her rest." George said, lifting Samantha into his arms. "And we need to get you to bed. You have school tomorrow."
"Ok uncle George. I'll come visit you soon mommy!" She called behind her, oblivious to Meredith's reaction to her.
"You're not joking are you?" Meredith asked.
"No, we're not." Christina said, moving closer to her person.
"Please don't tell me I married my first boyfriend? I mean, is Alex really out there calling Finn… My husband?"
Derek's fists clenched. He couldn't wait to come face to face with Finn again.
"No. You're not married to Finn." Izzie said, looking over at a very distraught Derek.
"Well then, where is my husband? I mean, shouldn't he be worried about me or something?"
"He is." Derek said, "very worried."
"You guys…" Meredith started to cry. "Stop being so cryptic with me."
Izzie and Christina rushed over to their best friend and enveloped her in a hug.
"Ok Mer. No more being cryptic." Christina said. "That doctor over there. That's Derek Shepard. He's your husband."
Meredith looks over Izzie's shoulder at Derek. "I'm sorry…" She whispered. "I don't remember."
"None of this is your fault." Derek said. "This isn't permanent Meredith."
There was a knock on the door and Alex peeked his head in. "Sorry to interrupt, Dr. Shepard. Samantha's getting quite grouchy with George and Callie and she's asking for you."
"I'm coming." He turned to his wife. "I'll come back in the morning. Try to get some rest. It will help you." He resisted the urge to kiss her and left. He had dealt with memory loss before and this was the way it had to be for now.
"What's his Mc-name Christina?" Meredith asked.
"What are you talking about?"
"Oh come on… I know that you gave him a Mc-Name. It's what you do."
"Umm, it's McDreamy. He's your McDreamy." She answered.
"I like it." Meredith said. "So… Will you guys tell me what's missing in my head?"
"Of course we will." Izzie answered.
END CHAPTER